enter runtime state when start button pressed with empty canvas

(Boeing r1805)

gui/api.tcl

@@ -2358,8 +2358,9 @@ proc sendConfReplyMessage { channel node model types values opaque } {
     }
 
     if { $prmsg == 1 } {
-	puts -nonewline ">CONF(flags=0x0,mod=$model,"
+	puts -nonewline ">CONF(flags=0,"
 	if {$node > -1 } { puts -nonewline "node=$node," }
+	puts -nonewline "obj=$model,cflags=0"
 	if {$session != "" } { puts -nonewline "session=$session," }
 	if {$opaque != "" } { puts -nonewline "opaque=$opaque," }
 	puts "types=<$types>,values=<$values>) reply"
@@ -2495,13 +2496,6 @@ proc deployCfgAPI { sock } {
 	return
     }
 
-    set nodecount [getNodeCount]
-    if { $nodecount == 0 } {
-	# This allows switching to exec mode without extra API messages,
-	# such as when connecting to a running session.
-	return
-    }
-
     set deployCfgAPI_lock 1 ;# lock
 
     set mac_byte4 0

gui/exec.tcl

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ proc startStopButton { mode } {
 # INPUTS
 #   * mode -- the new operating mode. Can be edit or exec.
 #****
-proc setOperMode { mode } {
+proc setOperMode { mode { type "" } } {
     global oper_mode activetool
     global undolevel redolevel
     global g_prefs
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ proc setOperMode { mode } {
 	monitor_loop
         set plugin [lindex [getEmulPlugin "*"] 0]
         set emul_sock [pluginConnect $plugin connect false]
-	deployCfgAPI $emul_sock
+	if {$type != "connect"} {
+	    deployCfgAPI $emul_sock
+	}
 	widget_loop
 	mobility_script_loop
     ### stop button is pressed

gui/plugins.tcl

@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ proc connectShutdownSession { cmd channel sid fn } {
 	    }
 	    # connect to an existing session
 	    set currentFile $fn
-	    setOperMode exec
+	    setOperMode exec connect
 	    set flags 0x11 ;# add flag, status req flag
 	}
 	shutdown {